Anthrax lethal factor cleavage of Nlrp1 is required for activation of the inflammasome

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Levinsohn, Jonathan L ^a   Newman, Zachary L ^a   Hellmich, Kristina A ^a   Fattah, Rasem ^a   Getz, Matthew A ^a   Liu, Shihui ^a   Sastalla, Inka ^a   Leppla, Stephen H ^a   Moayeri, Mahtab ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX LETHAL FACTOR; ANTHRAX TOXIN; INFLAMMASOME; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NOD LIKE RECEPTOR 1; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING OLIGOMERIZATION DOMAIN LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; NALP1 PROTEIN, RAT; NERVE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL AGING, CELL DEGENERATION AND CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PYROPTOSIS; RAT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CHO CELL; CRICETULUS; DRUG EFFECT; HAMSTER; LEWIS RAT; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; INFLAMMASOMES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW;

EID: 84861214708     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002638     Document Type: Article

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